Can’t Wait for the Sale?
Visit us at our eBay store!
Our goal is to get as many books into appreciative hands as possible while raising funds for our three charity partners.
Some books are just so niche that they are better suited to a national audience. We also receive multiples of books, so we will have plenty at the sale and want to offer up our extras online.
Can’t make the sale? Have friends and family out-of-state who envy your VNSA Used Booksale attendance? Share our online store with them.
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Mission
Our mission is to provide financial resources to Maricopa County human service agencies through an annual used book sale.
Proceeds
VNSA is proud to make used books available to the general public at very reasonable prices while raising significant money for charities in Maricopa County.
The 2025 sale included more than 500,000 books, DVDs, and CDs, 2000 jigsaw puzzles, numerous games, maps, and other book-related items.
More than 12,000 shoppers enjoyed the event and helped us raise more than $535,000, the net proceeds of which are donated to local charities.
The benefitting charities for the 2025 and 2026 sales are:
Duet - Partners in Health & Aging
Literacy Phoenix (formerly Maricopa County Literacy Volunteers)
Phoenix Conservatory of Music
Volunteers
VNSA is an all-volunteer organization of members who work all year long.
We collect books and media from drop boxes, retail locations, and private donors. Once collected, the items are sorted, priced, boxed, and stored until the annual book sale.
Each member commits to a minimum number of 50 hours of service each year.
To become a VNSA member, please complete a Volunteer Member interest form.